Chris Pine breaks the silence and clarifies if Harry Styles spat on him in Venice

If something grabbed the headlines and sparked intrigue on social networks after the 79th edition of the Venice International Film Festival, it was the scandals that framed the promotion of the film. Don’t Worry Darling, Directed by Olivia Wilde and starring Florence Pugh, Chris Pine and Harry Styles.

However, of all, the scandal that generated the most controversy was the alleged spitting of the former One Direction singer on the star of star trek. The moment was immortalized in a video that immediately went viral on social media.

It all happened during the official screening of the film in Venice. As the leads take their seats in the room, Harry, 28, appears to nod toward Chris, 42. Before sitting down next to the actor from The Wonder Womanthe British singer observes his crotch and seems to spit on him.

Once in his place, Harry sets out to enjoy the movie. For his part, Chris pauses the applause as he smiles wryly, as if trying to digest what just happened.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_3ipF1vN6k

After the stir triggered by the epic incident, through a statement shared by the magazine folks, Chris Pine’s team broke the silence to clarify the situation, assuring that the clip was nothing more than a “strange illusion on the Internet”:

This is a ridiculous story: a complete fabrication and the result of a strange internet illusion that is clearly misleading and allows for silly speculation. To be clear, Harry Styles didn’t spit on Chris Pine. There is nothing but respect between these two men and any suggestion to the contrary is a blatant attempt to create drama that simply doesn’t exist.

Will be? Meanwhile, while many praise Florence Pugh’s performance and offer more mixed and positive responses to Harry Styles’ first leading man, in Don’t Worry Darling, it seems that the tape has not been very well received by critics. However, for better or worse, it is the movie that everyone is talking about.